Welcome to volume 2 :) If you’re new here, this is a newsletter I send out about once a month to share the best products on my mind + in my closet/kitchen/home.
Velvet Gucci horsebit loafers available at Mytheresa.
Refined everyday loafers
Gucci horsebit loafers available at Net-A-Porter (black), Net-A-Porter (white), Mytheresa (white), Gucci, I like how Katie Holmes wears Gucci loafers with frayed jeans and rumpled chinos. The cute bag on the left is Hunting Season.
A classic, logo-free small bag
By a brand I just discovered, FANE. I’ve been wearing this daily.
Vintage Levi’s delivered to your door in your exact size
TyLynn bought both of these Levi’s from Jeaniushop. I recently got my first pair. Here’s how to order vintage jeans online: take a pair of non-stretch jeans that you like and measure them according to Jenius’s instructions (lower right when you click on a product). Then peruse her offerings comparing the measurements. It’s surprisingly straightforward to get the right size, which is important since they are final sale. The owner welcomes DM’s on Instragram or hit the chat button on her website if you have questions.
Climate friendly, luxe sweaters
Janessa Leone recently launched knitwear made from regenerative wool.
A pencil for natural looking, full brows and a fool proof tutorial for using it
I use this in one shade lighter than my brows (“Blonde”), so it looks soft and natural. Hung Vanngo uses it in this video at 15:00. Basically just use backward strokes, keeping it super soft, slowly building up the color. Available at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom.
Revelatory concealer
This concealer palette is such an upgrade from trying to use a single shade. I mainly use the color corrector (upper left) under my eyes and around nose. A color corrector looks so much more natural than concealer! The other three colors can be used to lighten/brighten under your eyes, cover a spot, etc. And you have some flexibility depending on how tan you are. Using multiple colors looks much more natural than one color all over. I use 002 Beige.
Concealer brushes that work a hell of a lot better than your finger
Another Hung Vanngo discovery. I use brush 32 for under eyes, around nose, etc. And brush 23 for covering a spot.
The tangy burst of energy and B vitamins I can’t live without first thing every morning
Available at Moon Juice (code HALEY15), but there’s a waitlist right now. Also at Sephora.
Holiday hostess gifts to have on hand
Mulling spices (I love having a pot of apple cider or wine on the stove with mulling spices at a holiday party, smells soooo good) and beautiful chocolates.
Delicious tea I had at Rory’s and then immediately ordered online
We are mostly water. The quality we drink impacts our health in a huge way, and I think this might be the best quality water available. Alive Water is sourced from two rare springs which have zero traces of industrial age contamination. Comprehensive water analysis and annual lab reports here. Delicious. Delivery is available in Texas, California, and Florida. The cost is comparable to a good water filter.
A note from my last newsletter: I tried the Goop scalp scrub shampoo, and it didn’t have the same clarifying effect as Crown Affair, so I am sticking with Crown.
